With just minutes to spare, Hinds County District Attorney Robert Smith, law enforcement officials and state lawmakers filed a lawsuit that asked a judge to block the law before it could take effect Monday.

Hinds County Judge Winston Kidd called an emergency hearing after an hour of debate between those on both sides of the issue.

Kidd granted the temporary stop to the law, telling lawyers it was needed to prevent irreparable harm.

"We're looking for some clarification in order to do our jobs better, to provide safety for ourselves and the public," Hinds County Sheriff Tyrone Lewis said.

Smith said the law was too vague and didn't give sufficient direction to law enforcement officers.

"This was a seven-page bill that is, apparently, very confusing to everybody, and I don't get it," said attorney Stephen Stamboulieh, who is also a National Rifle Association member.

Stamboulieh helped Rep. Andy Gipson write the bill. He said there's only one problem with the law.

"Anti-gun politicians. That is the only answer. This is a sideshow," Stamboulieh said. "Sen. John Horhn was one of the people who did vote for it."

Horhn was also one of the people who filed the lawsuit. He was asked why he voted for it and said there was very little discussion that it would allow citizens to openly carry guns without a permit.

"As it's been described throughout the hearing (Friday), the law is very vague," Horhn said.

The halt to the law will remain in effect across the state until July 8, when lawyers will return to fight it out in another hearing.

Smith said he decided to file the lawsuit after getting several calls to his office from concerned residents in the area. He said he started getting calls recently after people started to learn more about it.

BUT, HAVEN'T RELEASED A DESCRIPTION. THE VICTIM IS EXPECTED TO BE OKAY. MISSISSIPPI'S OPEN-CARRY-GUN-LAW HAS BEEN SHOT-DOWN BY A LAST-MINUTE- MOTION---AT LEAST FOR NOW. 16 WAPT'S MEG PACE JOINS US LIVE IN THE NEWSROOM. MEG---OPPONENTS BARELY BLOCKED THIS LAW. WITH JUST MINUTES TO SPARE FRIDAY, THE HINDS COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY, LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS AND STATE LAWMAKERS FILED A LAWSUIT ASKING A JUDGE TO STOP THE NEW OPEN CARRY GUN LAW BEFORE IT WENT INTO EFFECT MONDAY. IT IS A QUESTION AS TO THE GENERAL WELFARE AND SAFETY OF THE PUBLIC. A HINDS COUNTY JUDGE CALLED THE EMERGENCY HEARING LATE FRIDAY. AFTER AN HOUR OF BACK FORTH BETWEEN BOTH SIDES, JUDGE WINSTON KIDD GRANTED THE TEMPORARY STOP TO THE LAW, TELLING LAWYERS IT WAS NEEDED TO PREVENT IRREPARABLE HARM. SOT: SHERIFF TYRONE LEWIS/ HINDS COUNTY :52 WE'RE LOOKING FOR SOME CLARIFICATION IN ORDER TO DO OUR JOBS BETTER. TO PROVIDE SAFETY FOR OURSELVES AND THE PUBLIC. 1:00 THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY SAYS THE LAW IS TOO VAGUE AND DOESN'T GIVE SUFFICIENT DIRECTION TO LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS. SOT: STEPHEN STAMBOULIEH/ HELPED WRITE LAW 2:23 THIS WAS A SEVEN PAGE BILL THAT IS APPARENTLY BEING VERY CONFUSING TO EVERYBODY AND I DON'T GET IT. 2:29 ATTORNEY AND NRA MEMBER STEPHEN STAMBOULIEH HELPED REPRESENTATIVE ANDY GIPSON WRITE THE BILL. STAMBOULIEH SAYS THERE'S ONLY ONE PROBLEM WITH THE LAW. SOT: STEPHEN STAMBOULIEH/ HELPED WRITE LAW CLIP 075301 1:59 ANTI GUN POLITICIANS. THAT IS THE ONLY ANSWER THIS IS A SIDESHOW. 2:05 / 1:30 SENATOR HORHN WAS ACTUALLY ONE OF THE PEOPLE THAT DID VOTE FOR IT. 1:33 SENATOR JOHN HORHN IS ALSO ONE OF THE PEOPLE WHO FILED THE LAWSUIT. WE ASKED HORHN WHY HE VOTED FOR THE LAW AND HE TOLD US THERE WAS VERY LITTLE DISCUSSION THAT IT WOULD ALLOW CITIZENS TO OPENLY CARRY GUNS WITHOUT A PERMIT. SOT: SENATOR JOHN HORHN/ JACKSON 4:55 MEG: YOU JUST WEREN'T CLEAR ON IT WHEN YOU VOTED ON IT? HORHN: WELL, AS IT'S BEEN DESCRIBED THROUGHOUT THE HEARING TODAY, THE LAW IS VERY VAGUE.5:03 THE HALT ON THE LAW WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT STATEWIDE UNTIL JULY 8TH, WHEN LAWYERS WILL RETURN TO FIGHT IT OUT IN ANOTHER HEARING.